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Cara Stepp awarded NIH R03 Grant
Dr. Cara Stepp has been awarded an NIH R03 grant entitled "Automation of Relative Fundamental Frequency Estimation". This prestigious award will be used to study Relative Fundamental Frequency (RFF), which is an acoustic measure of voice. Previous work has shown that RFF may be useful in diagnosing and assessing vocal hyperfunction (VH), a very common voice disorder that is characterized by excessive laryngeal tension. This project will involve developing algorithms and protocols to help move RFF from a research method to a clinically viable assessment tool. Read more
Cara Stepp Named Peter Paul Professor
Cara Stepp featured in BU Today.
Stepp's work has secured her a Peter Paul Professorship, which provides $40,000 in research money annually for three years.